| You're the First Time I've Thought About Leaving | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Reba McEntire |
| Album: | Unlimited |
| B-Side: | Up to Heaven |
| Released: | January 1983 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 2:52 |
| Label: | Mercury |
| Producer: | Jerry Kennedy |
| Prev Title: | Can't Even Get the Blues |
| Prev Year: | 1982 |
| Next Title: | Why Do We Want (What We Know We Can't Have) |
| Next Year: | 1983 |
"You're the First Time I've Thought About Leaving" is a song written by Dickey Lee and Kerry Chater, and recorded by American country music artist Reba McEntire. It was released in January 1983 as the third single from the album Unlimited. The song was McEntire's second number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart.[1]
. The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 225.